Alberta’s version of a competitive framework for online sports betting and casino gambling operators could look slightly different from Ontario's.
"Right now, we're not looking to have a standalone operator for the regulatory environment," Alberta's iGaming minister said recently.Alberta has made no secret that it is cribbing from Ontario’s playbook to set up a new iGaming market.
Nally recently told Gambling Insider in an interview that he thinks there will be “a lot of similarities” between the Alberta and Ontario markets in a few years.that Alberta will not cap the number of operators that can enter its market or require them to partner with land-based casino operators; Ontario does the same.
That is because the AGLC already conducts and manages online gambling via the Play Alberta site and would be fighting for business with the incoming operators. . That is because the federal Criminal Code says a provincial government can conduct and manage gambling activities, which means having a certain degree of control over those activities.
It’s a seemingly small and technical difference from what Ontario is doing, but it’s a difference nonetheless, and one important to the overall setup of Alberta’s iGaming market. It also suggests there could be other areas where Nally has made other comments that suggest as much, even if Albertans still end up with something that looks a lot like the well-populated market in Ontario, where there are 50 operators and more than 80 regulated sites offering sports betting, casino gaming, and poker.
Alberta prides itself on its lower tax rates — it also has no provincial sales tax — so going higher than Ontario’s iGaming revenue share would be an interesting turn. Alberta is also unique in that it licenses charities to conduct and manage gambling events at casinos owned by private-sector operators, which are paid by the charities for their services. The province’s embrace of iGamingAnother difference between Ontario and Alberta could be the transition period “grey” market operators, such as those regulated offshore, have to stop taking bets without provincial authorization if they want to join the new market.
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